Palettes / Colors / #696AEA

#696AEA — Light Blue

#696AEA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #696AEA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#696AEA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E9E967; it also sits naturally between #67A8E9 and #A867E9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 42% · Blue 92%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #696AEA

.text { color: #696AEA; }
.background { background-color: #696AEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #696AEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 106, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 75%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #696AEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 106, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #696AEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 106, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#696AEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#696AEA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9E967:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #696AEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #696AEA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #696AEA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #696AEA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #696AE9  ·  #696AEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #696AEA?

#696AEA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 105, 106, 234). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #696AEA?

#696AEA is RGB 105, 106, 234 — HSL 240°, 75%, 66% — CMYK 55%, 55%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #696AEA?

Its complement is #E9E967; analogous partners are #67A8E9 and #A867E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #696AEA for text?

Black text on #696AEA has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.33:1.